From Analyst to Evangelist... Let's get it started! — After working as an industry analyst for more than decade, I'm leaving JupiterResearch to join Microsoft as an enthusiast evangelist. What is an enthusiast evangelist? Our job is to find, engage and work with enthusiasts and other influencers …

Microsoft Hires Michael Gartenberg as New Evangelist — The Vista marketing challenge saw an interesting new development today with the announcement that Microsoft has hired Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg as Enthusiast Evangelist. Gartenberg says in a blog post on his move that he will …

Ex-student faces felony charge in Clay case — Personal, other data downloaded to iPod — A former Clay High School student was charged yesterday with a felony after police said he hacked into school personnel and student files, downloading sensitive information onto his iPod.

The Story of Sergey Brin — How the Moscow-Born entrepreneur cofounded and changed the way the world searches — It takes a bit of searching to find Sergey Brin's office at the Googleplex. — Tucked away in a corner of Building #43 on this sprawling campus near the southern tip of San Francisco Bay …

New Airport Extreme could expose Macs via IPv6 — In Apple's Designing AirPort Extreme 802.11n Networks manual there is a cryptic line: "This version of AirPort Utility supports IPv6." Upon further examination (page 53), it turns out that the Airport Utility has a tab titled "IPv6" hidden away in the Advanced settings.

Yahoo Launches Digg-Like Suggestion Site — Yahoo is taking some criticism for launching a site that includes a Digg-like voting feature earlier today. The main criticism is coming from Digg users, who can sometimes stop fighting long enough to band together into a very angry mob.

Shigeru Miyamoto Talk Asia Interview — AR: You may not know the name Shigeru Miyamoto, but I guarantee you know his babies — a portly mustachioed plumber called Mario, and a burly ape who goes by Donkey Kong are just two of his world famous creations. — Without his characters …

AOL and OpenID: Where we are — It's not really a secret that AOL has been experimenting with OpenID. As I've said, I think that user-centric, interoperable identity is hugely important to enable the social experiences we're trying to provide. This is a work in progress …

Survey: Blackberry owners chained to work — Are devices such as Blackberrys and Treos actually chaining Americans to their work instead of liberating them? There has been plenty of speculation on the topic of whether being "always on" is affecting our everyday lives.

MS: IBM Standards Position Hypocritical — Microsoft is calling IBM out over its opposition to Office Open XML, saying it is attempting to create a movement to prevent ISO standardization of the format. — In an open letter posted to its Web site, Microsoft claims IBM is trying to limit choice …

First Look: the Anti-iPhone, OpenMoko's Neo1973 — The OpenMoko Neo1973 linux-powered smartphone first crossed our radar last november. Then the iPhone came out and made us double-take on the device's multi-touch screen, and coincidentally similar interface.

PS3 kiosk, can you spot the 360? — The image above was snapped by Flickr user, hiredgoon. The photo was taken in a Harvey Norman store, an electronics chain based in Australia. It seems innocuous enough. Just an ordinary PS3 display to promote the machine for pre-order. Nothing special, right?

15.4-inch MacBooks to begin shipping in 2Q, say sources — Apple is planning to introduce 15.4-inch MacBooks in the second quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The new model will fill the gap between the company's 13.3-inch MacBooks and the 15.4- and 17-inch MacBook Pros …

Music execs criticise DRM systems — Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks, finds a survey. — The Jupiter Research study looked at attitudes to Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems in Europe music firms.

iPhone / iTablet dock - inductive charging — iPhone Dock - Which way is up? — One of the loudest gasps at the iPhone's announcement was when Steve Jobs tilted the iPhone and the display changed auto-magically from portrait to landscape. landscape orientation is better for some uses- watching video …